T in the Park came to a triumphant close on Sunday night rounding off the festival’s first year at its new site of Strathallan Castle.
At the festival Music-News.com caught up with The Voice winner Everything Stevie McCrorie.
He said “I played the T Break stage five years ago. Me and my mate did a collaboration called MOPP. We pretty much started it in a garage, and we got track of the week on BBC Introducing, and then we just worked on it – and we got T Break, pretty much from us doing that song in a garage.
“And it was a great day T. But just to be here five years later, under my own name, opening the King Tut’s tent, is just brilliant.
“When I was on The Voice, I just wanted to show people that I was one of these guys that have been in bands and have had knockbacks. That’s why I’m so appreciative of everything, because I know what it’s like to get knockbacks. And who would have thought after pretty much giving up your dream, you manage to actually get it.
“It was a bit nerve-wracking playing here yesterday. When I walked out, I thought, ‘OK, that’s a decent crowd.’ By the time I finished it was right back to the mixing desk – about 4000 people there, apparently, that’s pretty impressive for an opening act.
“I do like this new venue, but I suppose T in the Park would be T in the Park wherever it is. I saw Alabama Shakes and James Bay jamming backstage earlier, and I just thought: this could only happen at T in the Park.”
